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	Indiana Freemasons Online
		Until a few years ago, Cryptic Masonry was not a series of degrees which one had to take to meet requirements to join the Shriners or the Commandery of Knights Templar.
		Cryptic (Council of Cryptic Masons), and Chivalric (Commandery of Knights Templar).
		The last of the series of Cryptic degrees is not crypticbecause it does not comply with the requirement of a vault scene.
	www.indianafreemasons.com /imorites/cryptic/crpopul.htm (1292 words)

	Royal Arch Masons in Germany - Der Orden der Maurer vom Königlichen Bogen von Deutschland
		Hughan stated that Cryptic Masonry was worked in England from about 1760 but died out, though it continued in Scotland under one branch of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar.
		Cryptic Masonry reentered Scotland by charter from the Grand Council of Illinois in 1878 and the Grand Council of Scotland was formed in 1880.
		It was resolved that the Cryptic Degrees should be under the exclusive jurisdiction of Grand Councils and that no members should be recognized, except those who received the degrees in a Council of Royal and Select Masters or by authority of a Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite.
	york-ritus.de /cryptic.html (3929 words)

	Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Grand Council of Cryptic Rite Masons of Western Canada, Royal and Select Masters is comprised of 18 Cryptic Rite Councils, scattered from Winnipeg to Vancouver Island.
		Conferral was assigned to chapters of Royal Arch Masonry for many years until 1870 when the Scottish Rite, and the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter, both divested themselves of the degrees.
		The Select Master degree is said by some to be the most interesting degree in Masonry, perhaps because it rationally accounts for the concealment and preservation of those essential secrets which were buried in darkness for a period of four hundred and seventy years, and brought to light at the building of the second Temple.
	www.royalarchmasonsalberta.com /CrypticRite/CrypticRite.htm (1679 words)

	Cryptic
		Cryptic Masonry now consists of the two degrees that concern the crypt or vault under King Solomon's Temple, the Royal Master degree and the Select Master degree.
		Although the history of the Cryptic degrees is connected with the Scottish Rite degrees, Cryptic Masonry is now a part of the York, or American Rite.
		Also, the Cryptic degrees seemed to be forgotten in some states where they had been included in the Royal Arch, or Capitular system.
	www.bessel.org /cryptic.htm (2169 words)

	CM-WEL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Cryptic Masonry is the last degree of Ancient Craft Masonry, which is made up of the Lodge (or Symbolic Masonry), Chapter (or Capitular Masonry) and the Council.
		Cryptic Masons throughout this country have adopted a cause of providing a chair of research in the area of “Vascular Biology” at the University of Indiana.
		Cryptic Masonry is an essential part of the overall Masonic experience and puts the final touches on the story that begun in the Blue or Symbolic Lodge.
	www.grandlodge-tn.org /cm-wel.htm (849 words)

	York Rite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the UK it is conferred in a 'chapter' attached to a Craft Lodge which is in keeping with an article in the Constitutions of the United Grand Lodge of England.
		The constitutions describe the Royal Arch being part of ‘pure and ancient Masonry’ this is defined as the three degrees of the Craft viz.
		It is called Cryptic Masonry because a crypt or underground room figures prominently in the degrees.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/York_Rite (533 words)

	What is Freemasonry
		The Chapters in a jurisdiction are governed by the Grand Chapter, and the final authority in Capitular Masonry is the Grand High Priest, who is, however, subject to the authority of the Grand Lodge and the Grand Master.
		The degrees of Capitular Masonry are intended to provide both further depth of moral instruction and greater historical background to the material in the degrees of the Symbolic Lodge.
		To distinguish Cryptic Rite Masters and Grand Masters from their Lodge equivalents, the style "Illustrious" is used in Cryptic Masonry instead of the term "Worshipful" used in the Lodge.
	www.angelfire.com /ga/fdl746/what.html (3525 words)

	What Is Cryptic Masonry?
		The last of the series of Cryptic degrees is not cryptic because it does not comply with the requirement of a vault scene.
		In England the Cryptic Degrees are controlled by a Genera Council of the Cryptic Degrees.
		In Scotland, the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter has jurisdiction over the Cryptic degrees., the Royal Ark Mariner degree, the Knight of the East and West; bodies of the Cryptic Rite are attached to Chapters.
	www.yorkriteofcalifornia.org /council/council_2004/whatis.htm (1383 words)

	RSM degrees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		It was not listed as a side degree of European Masonry in a catalog of over 700 known degrees which was published in the 19th century.
		At the triennial Assembly of the General Grand Council 1n 1924, the degree was formally adopted as a permanent part of the Cryptic Rite and was to be conferred upon, or communicated to, all candidates.
		This is not a cryptic degree, however, it is placed in the York Rite system as it prepares the candidate historically for the Order of the Red Cross which immediately follows in the Commandery Orders.
	members.aol.com /MASSFM/RSMdegrees.html (663 words)

	Freemasonry -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		In regard to the (masonic) Templars, this particular organization is limited to Royal Arch and Cryptic Masons of the Christian faith and does not in any way impose this requirement on the entire York Rite system, as is commonly and erroneously believed.
		Landmarks are the ancient and unchangeable precepts of Masonry, the standards by which regularity of Lodges and Grand Lodges is judged.
		In particular, (An unidentified English murderer in the 19th century) Jack the Ripper is theorized by some to have been a Mason made psychotic for having to carry out a blood oath, and who then killed random people in the same fashion.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fr/freemasonry.htm (7621 words)

	The Builder Magazine - May 1924
		One must be dull indeed who has not recognized in the Masonry of today a new and serious note; a growing desire on the part of brothers to be informed in such manner that their Masonry will have a richer meaning.
		Cryptic Masonry, as that Rite is known which includes the degrees of Royal and Select Master (and sometimes the degree of Superexcellent Master), has its name from the fact that its ceremonies are symbolically connected with a crypt or secret vault.
		Cryptic Masonry became popular; it was cheap and at the same time "way up," and had nothing interfered to stop its onward march we may reasonably assume that it would in time have developed the full beauty of its still latent symbolism and have become one of the great Masonic expositors of the world.
	www.phoenixmasonry.org /the_builder_1924_may.htm (13440 words)

	Encyclopedia: Freemasonry
		The non-dogmatic nature of Masonry, which is at odds with the claims of exclusivity of belief that distinguish the various religious denominations.
		Masonry itself takes no position on the validity of any given religion, but welcomes all men who believe in God, by whatever name they call Him.
		While regular Masonry has always tended as much to rationalism as it does to mysticism, there are some groups of Masons, such as Masonic Rosicrucians, who may interpret Masonic ritual magically (or "hermetically").
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Freemasonry (12222 words)

	Our Principles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Cryptic Masonry will be open to all men of good moral character, and are members of a (Blue) Speculative Lodge.
		Cryptic Masonry will encourage its members to be active participants in their local Councils, Grand Council, and York Rite Masonry in particular.
		Cryptic Masonry will be viewed by the Masonic Family as an outstanding organization, which will provide programs to encourage citizens and family participation.
	www.rsm-mi.org /principles.htm (162 words)

	American Rite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		While Masonry is required of members of the first two, and Masonic connections are required of the ladies of the Eastern Star, these are not Masonic orders, or a part of the American Rite; they are orders predicated upon Masonic membership, just as are Masonic Clubs and the National League of Masonic Clubs.
		He who is suspended or expelled from Symbolic Masonry likewise stands to lose his membership in all the bodies of Masonry, all of which demand, as a necessity for membership therein, that members be in good standing in a symbolic Lodge.
		Symbolic Masonry is the heart and soul of all Masonry, and the wiser a Mason becomes in any of the concordant bodies, the longer he lives and learns within them, the more convinced is he of the primacy of that which is given the initiate when he is raised to the sublime Degree.
	home.earthlink.net /~germania46/amrite.htm (1944 words)

	Welcome To DOUKNOW.NET
		Masonry, then, is indeed a religious institution; and on this ground mainly, if not alone, should the religious Mason defend it.
		It is the religion of Masonry that is sectarian!
		His knowledge of Masonry is based upon his little experience in a local lodge, and he never makes any effort to ascertain exactly what is the religious position of Masonry as a great institution.
	www.douknow.net /fm_FreemasonryandChristianity.htm (5219 words)

	D.C. Grand Council of Cryptic Masons - Constitution & Code
		This Grand Council is a body of Cryptic Masons in whom is inalienably vested the government and superintendence of Cryptic Masonry within its territorial jurisdiction, subject only to its obligations to the General Grand Council of Cryptic Masons International.
		A dual member is entitled to all the rights and privileges of the highest rank he has attained in Cryptic masonry, and is subject to all the duties and obligations of a regular members, including payment of dues.
		Non-affiliated Cryptic Masons of this jurisdiction, in affiliating with a Constituent Council, shall obligate themselves to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution, Rules and Regulations of the Grand Council of the District of Columbia.
	www.bessel.org /dccrcode.htm (6058 words)

	A Brief History of York Rite Masonry in Florida
		Whereas the keystone, the central wedge-shaped stone, is the primary locking stone of an arch the capstone is the crowing stone of an entire structure or wall.
		Royal Arch Masonry continues in this vein with symbols and allegories of the Second Temple, the Ark of the Covenant, further symbolism of the temple, and the lost word.
		These are known as the Cryptic degrees because their allegorical basis is the subterranean Vault supposedly constructed by Solomon as a depository for certain secret knowledge and guarded by a select priesthood.
	www.floridagrandchapter.org /a_brief_history_of_york_rite_mas.htm (5162 words)

	Masonic Forum Magazine No.14 January 6003 A.L.
		The value of Royal Arch Masonry is appreciated by all those who are seeking to complete their Masonic education, because it reveals the full light of Ancient Masonry, which can really lend nobility to the title of Master Mason.
		For those who are seeking further light, there is Cryptic Masonry, with a beautiful set of symbols that leads to completing the building of the spiritual temple.
		The third body within the York Rite is Knights Templar Masonry or the Commandery, which is only accessible to those who have the Royal Arch and Cryptic degrees and who profess a belief in the Christian religion, since its practices are based on Christian virtues.
	www.masonicforum.ro /en/nr14/masu.html (829 words)

	Cryptic Degrees
		The Select Master degree is the most interesting degree in Ancient Craft Masonry, without a knowledge of which the history of the Royal Arch degree is not complete nor is a man a Master Mason in deed and in truth until he is in possession of the Royal Master and Select Master degrees.
		One will be occupied by the degrees of the Lodge, or Ancient Craft Masonry; another by the degrees of the Chapter, or Royal Arch Masonry; and the third by the degrees of the Council, or Cryptic Masonry.
		The noble heritage of Masonry is yours to take—-not that decorations may be proudly worn; not that you may be known as a Mason of “high” rank,--- but that you may the more abundantly realize in your own life the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man. We invite you to claim this heritage.
	www.royalarchmasonsalberta.com /CrypticRite/CrypticDegrees.htm (1296 words)

	Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Thus, in fact, the duties, the powers, the responsibilities of a council embrace the whole range of Ancient Craft Masonry, from the conception of the idea in the heart until the candidate is in the full possession of our mysteries, or in our own peculiar language, until he has passed the circle of perfection.
		It is in the secret vault, securely guarded, that the illustrious companions are required not only to search out the truth but to determine plans and design objects for the private as well as general good of the Craft.
		It might be regarded as one of the Cryptic Rite's detached degrees, for it has no connection either in history or symbolism with those of Royal Master and Select Master.
	marcusgarvey.freeservers.com /about.html (4192 words)

	The Builder Magazine - June 1924
		Its logical effect was the disintegration of the Cryptic system and the reduction of the liturgies of the Council to the position of mere "side degrees" of the Chapter.
		A protest against any usurpation of Cryptic prerogatives by the General Grand Chapter or any of its constituents was adopted, and all persons receiving their degrees under such auspices were declared to be clandestine.
		I further believe that the Cryptic world is under a lasting debt of gratitude to the men who directed and controlled the movement, and particularly to Josiah H. Drummond, of Maine; George W. Cooley, of Minnesota; George J. Pinckard, of Louisiana, and George M. Osgoodby, of New York.
	www.phoenixmasonry.org /the_builder_1924_june.htm (14141 words)

	The Grand Council Of Royal Select Masons
		The early development of the Council of Royal and Select Masters or the Cryptic Rite in Prince Hall Freemasonry may be traced [Hinman, History of the Cryptic Rite, 1861) to Henry A. Francken, founder of the Lodge of Perfection at Albany, New York, 1767 in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
		It was not until August 14,1916 that the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons for Ohio, at its session in Dayton, sanctioned the establishment of Councils of Royal and Select Masters.
		Hughan stated that Cryptic Masonry was worked in England from about 1760 but died out, though it continued in Scotland under one branch of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, where it evidently also died out.
	pages.prodigy.net /percussions/rsm/page2.htm (715 words)

	Cryptic Masons - Our History
		Monroe Council No. 1 was apparently aggressive and progressive in disseminating the Cryptic Rite, and numerous Royal Arch Masons from the more populated areas of the State received the Royal and Select degrees from this Council during the decade from 1847 and 1857.
		The General Grand Council was organized for the sole purpose of watching over, and protecting the interests of Cryptic Masons in the States, Districts, and Territories which recognize its jurisdiction; also to give advice and instruction as might seem most conducive to the peace, advancement, and perpetration of Cryptic Masonry.
		A detailed history of the General Grand Council may be found in a two volume history of Cryptic Masonry written by a committee of the General Grand Council in 1931, and reprinted in 1977.
	www.rsm-mi.org /history.html (1895 words)

	John D. Spreckels - Masonic Lodge - Concordant Bodies
		Following the square and compass they are from left to right Shrine, Scottish Rite, York Rite, Cryptic Masons, Royal Arch Masons, Grotto Masons, DeMolay, Order of the Eastern Star, Job's Daughters, Rainbow For Girls, and Order of Amaranth.
		A part of the York Rite, the Cryptic Rite or degrees derives its name from the setting of the degrees of Royal Master and Select Master in the underground crypt beneath King Solomon's Temple.
		While in no way connected with Masonry proper, its membership is restricted absolutely and exclusively to Master Masons.
	www.calodges.org /no657/concordantbodies.htm (2331 words)

	Texas York Rite Masonry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Being a York Rite Mason does not mean that you are elevated to a "higher rank." It is an educational experience in Masonry to help you realize and practice the Brotherhood of Man under the Fatherhood of God, in your own life.
		It takes its name from York, England, where the earliest known record of Masonry exists, dating from about A. Masonry's first written record is centered around York, the seat of the Ancient York Grand Lodge.
		The Councils of Cryptic Masons operate under the jurisdiction of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Texas, who in turn is under the jurisdiction of the General Grand Council International.
	www.texasyorkrite.org /moreyorkrite.htm (1323 words)

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		The symbol above signifies the commitment of the Cryptic Masons International to support Atherosclerosis research.
		From a previous pamphlet and from a slide and tape show which many of you have seen, you already know the grim statistics of this dreaded disease.
		For a $50.00 contribution, you are eligible to receive the lapel pin shown below, which was especially designed for that purpose.
	www.kymason.com /council/cmmrf.htm (542 words)

	Cryptic Masons - Who We Are (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Cryptic Rite is the completion of a story.
		Cryptic Masonry teaches of its preservation, and completes the story of Ancient Craft Masonry.
		The Cryptic Rite derives its claim to the word "Cryptic" because the scene of the Royal and Select Master is laid in the underground Crypt beneath the Solomonic Temple.
	www.rsm-mi.org /who.html (87 words)

	The Cryptic Rite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		THE COUNCIL OF ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS, Cryptic Masonry The Council of Royal and Select Masters, known as the Cryptic Rite fills what would be significant void in the complete story of the York Rite.
		However, as Divine truth can only be perceived by those who have attained an advanced state of spiritual awareness, the Fellowcraft, now a Royal Master, must continue his quest until the Temple is completed.
		THE DEGREE OF SUPER EXCELLENT MASTER The last or third degree in the Cryptic Rite is The Super Excellent Masters degree.
	www.athensmasons.org /OhioRSM/rsmex.html (461 words)

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